Salisbury Mills–Cornwall station

Salisbury Mills–Cornwall station is a commuter rail stop owned by Metro-North Railroad serving trains on the Port Jervis Line, located in the Beaver Dam Lake section of the town of Cornwall, New York. The station is located at the northern end of the Moodna Viaduct, accessible from NY 94.

Salisbury Mills– Cornwall
Salisbury Mills–Cornwall station platform
General information
Location	1600 State Highway 94 Salisbury Mills, New York
Coordinates	41°26′15″N 74°06′12″W
Owned by	Metro-North Railroad
Line(s)	NS Southern Tier Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	677 spaces[1]
Accessible	Yes[1]
History
Opened	April 18, 1983 (April 18, 1983)[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station Campbell Hall toward Port Jervis Port Jervis Line Harriman toward Hoboken
Location

History

The station, located on the former Erie Railroad Graham Line, a former freight-only bypass route, opened on April 18, 1983 when the Metropolitan Transportation Authority moved service off the former Erie main line to the Graham Line.^[2] The Erie formerly served the hamlet of Salisbury Mills via its Newburgh Branch from January 8, 1850 to April 25, 1936, and served Cornwall via the Newburgh Shortcut.^[3]

Station layout

The station has one track and a low-level side platform.

Parking fees are charged on weekdays, with both permit and metered spaces available. Salisbury Mills–Cornwall station contains a large parking lot, lighting, elongated canopy and a mini high-level platform for wheelchair access to trains.

References

1. "Salisbury Mills–Cornwall station". Metro-North Railroad. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
2. "New Port Jervis Service - April 18, 1983". New York, New York: Metro-North Railroad. April 18, 1983. Archived from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
3. "Business Men Hear Talk on Erie Branch". Middletown Times Herald. June 13, 1936. p. 12. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Media related to Salisbury Mills–Cornwall (Metro-North station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Metro-North station page for Salisbury Mills–Cornwall

• NJ Transit DepartureVision real-time train status for Salisbury Mills–Cornwall

• Happy 100th Birthday Moodna Viaduct Video taken August 2007 showing the span.